The Russellville Democrat., 1887-02-02
WEEKLY NEWS SUMMARY.

W L1Ih4Ll ANI3 D 0O mulAh H. | JoIN BERRY, well-known resident of 1 Flagstaff, Ariz., was shot and killed by George Hawos while acting as peacemaker in a Tow between Hawes, his brother and another man. The Hawes brothers were | lyncheti n few hours later. 1 THE society for the prevention of adult eration of drugs was formed in Washington Wedensday under the name of the Nation al Convention of Pure Drugs bin against aduiteration of drugs was adopted and is to be pushed through Congress. JUDGE AI.pRlcH of the Massachusetts Superior Court Wednesday, rebuked the Rev Thomas F. Briggs of Cambridge, for addressing his honor two letters protesting against the reopenng of the Downs case on the morality issue, alter the Attorney Con sral had decided the evidence insufficient to convict
 WORKMAN named Cad Neal, at the Padu- cah Lumber Company's plaining mill, at Paducah lost half of his tongue Wednesday, afternoon in singular manner. While locating a tightener upon n rapidly revolv- ing belt | heavy stick of timber struck him on the bead, severing his tongue in half, which happened toprotadc from the mouth at the instant. The wound was dressed and is doing well, but Neal has shown no csPctidi hirpVSi1on to uSiA since tne acc'- dent.
 Ar Blue Grove, Tex, two little boys, Jessie Copp and Louis Wells, each six years of age were playing with shot gun report was heard and Mrs. Copp went up stairs to see what was up. The Wells child was sitting in the corner crying. Her child had his head completely blown off and the neck and heart horribly lacorated.
 RoBBEas visited Farmer Fritz Steinholz. in Harris county. Tex. Six revolver muzzles compelled him to reveal the where abouts of S2, 300, the savings of . years They then proceeded to rob tie house Securing two watches and a diamond brooch Mrs. Steinholz objected fired one shot. the bullet going through robbers thigh. They then bound and gagged her and escaped.
 Boodler McOuade is working in the shir; factory at Sing Sing.
 Mrs. Kate l.. Ferry sued the New York World for $100,000 damage, the World having said great deal about her.
 The price of iron has been advanced.
 Mrs. Miller proved the Payne will for gerry.
 A vein of silver has been discovered in New Jersey.
 The chairmakers were in convention in Chicago Wednesday.
 An oil well was struck near Loyal Hanna at depth of 900 feet.
 The dressed beef shippers of Chicago de mand a classified rate East.
 Striking miners at Greensburg Pa., burn. ed the houses at the mines.
 Two thousand socialists met in New York to protest against Bismarcll's speech.
 Shannon's bank at Terre Haute estab
 shed in 1889, closed its doors, Wednesday,
 The Hawes brothers shot and killed J. U. Berry, and were lYnched, at Nedles Cal.
 The New York priests have been ordered to express no opinions on the McGlynn case.
 Nine coal companies in the Cumberland regions headed off Q strike by advancing wages.
 Ar Butte, Mont. treaty was signed by the Baekieet Indians, by which they re- linquish TOO square miles of their reserva- ton for the stipulation of Sl5 900 worth of merchandise annually for term of 10 years. This opens up Northwestern Mon- tana to sttlement.
 A sNlNbtSiNt SCbctif-sfdfperSd dlieElUg to publish tLe life of Logan under the auspices of the c. A. R.. 50,000 copies at 10 cents each-for which cover advertising was so- licited. The whole fraud was unearthed in Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul and other cities were roped in.
 ANOTHER sioeo,ooo per cent. bond has been issued.
 HENRY NJ. STANLEY has embarked for the dark continent.
 TmnTY-NINE cadets found deficient at West Point have been dismissed TEXAS is inqniring into the practicibility of free text books in the public schools
 PRESTON VALENTINE was hanged at At lanta, Ga, Friday for killing old man Vale. ENGLAND will enter the congress of the powers to settle the Bulgarian question. TIE business centre of Mckinney Texas, was gutted by fire with a loss of S1oO, 900. PEOPLE in sielbourne, Australia, saw the tail of first magnitude comet Friday night.
 THE Kansas legislature will memoralize congress to secure the organization of Okla homa.
 Mas. SENATOR VooRHEes died at her resi- dence in Washington, Friday evening of acute peritonits.